rockne75 said:
Senior year at USC - 1974; leading 24-0 late in the 2nd Q, lost 55-24. Horrible horrible horrible experience.
That was the game I became a Notre Dame fan.
I've told it here before, I am the son of a Trojan, whose Catholic-parents were both raised in the shadow of the Coliseum. I grew up a rabid USC fan, dreaming of playing football for them.
That game, I will never forget The Irish jumping out to that lead. I was defeated and humiliated as I watched the entire South end of the Coliseum, waving Gold and White pom poms all while Ara paced the sidelines. It was going to be a huge loss!
Then the second half happened.
As Anthony Davis ran the 2nd half kick off back, I cheered! Suddenly one Irish mistake after another, USC took the lead and never looked back, and as they scored their last touchdown, I cheered, laughing.My Mom, well, she couldn't take it anymore, came into the den where the family TV was, and put the biggest Irish-Catholic guilt trip that has ever occurred on me! I felt horrible! It was a total shillelagh shallack'in by my Irish Catholic mom!
I never rooted against Notre Dame ever again, and that's how I changed allegiances!
Go Irish!